The best option of the beachfront restaurants, La Bahia whips up a wide variety of fish and seafood plates. The lenguado (sole) is quite good. Go early to score a seat out front with views over the seaside.
La Bahia
Norte Chico
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Museo Histórico Casa Gabriel González Videla
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6. Museo Histórico Casa Gabriel González Videla
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The granddaddy of all La Serena's churches is a colonial marvel, two blocks southeast of the plaza and built in the early 1600s. It's a stone construction…
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